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Unread 08-01-2004, 20:04
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Re: Design Sharing

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Originally Posted by Stephen Kowski
They were in accordance with the rules before they shared their design online. That is the reason I wouldn't share my design because I do not want FIRST inventing a rule against what I worked six weeks on.....I don't know if anything would have been better, but I know it is motivation enough not to share my design early.
Inventing a rule? Are you sure that's what happened? As far as I can tell, the device on team 68's robot was taken off because it didn't agree with a rule that was already established since the beginning of the season. They weren't told to take them off because they showed their photo online, that just made it sooner that FIRST found out about it.

If your robot doesn't follow the rules, then it doesn't matter if you show your pictures online before the inspections begin. If it does, then you have nothing to worry about. It benefit FIRST nothing to intentionally invent rules during competition time to disqualify team's creative designs. After all, they try get teams to think creatively and stretch their imagination, as long as they follow the rules.

Having said that, I do agree FIRST have to be more consistent with their ruling and their actual rules. But for the past 5 years, the rulings at Silicon Valley Regional has ALWAYS been fair, and I am proud to be a part of the regional.

But I think this is going off topic... Sorry Matt.
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